The Moon on this date
Moon on Monday, October 14, 1968
Last Quarter
49.8% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- –
- Highest
- 77°
- Moonset
- NW
60°30°
Horizon
3:21 PM
77°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 49.8%
- Age
- 22.2 days
- Distance
- 399,900 km
- Apparent size
- 29.9′
- Constellation
- Gemini
- Lunation number
- 566
Events on this date
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Last Quarter
Half of the disc is lit. The Moon rises around midnight and is up through the morning.
Exact values
For Oct 14, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 270.42° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 90.26° |
| Illuminated fraction | 49.77% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 34.0° / 277.7° |
| Right ascension / declination | 7h 38m / 26.77° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 111.79° / 5.15° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -5.15° / -6.20° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -94.88° / -0.34° |
| Position angle of the axis | 8.9° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 99.2° |
| Apparent magnitude | -10.0 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.